Black spots on tomato leaves are usually caused by fungal diseases like Septoria leaf spot or early blight, which thrive in warm, humid weather and can reduce yields or kill plants if untreated. Treat ...

Close-up photo of tomatoes on the vine with mold and tomato blight - Irina Starikova1811/Shutterstock If you've started to notice dark spots, brown leaves, or yellow ...

Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Humidity and rain seem to be the theme this week in the valley. I have seen some corn starting to tassel and it won’t be long till many home gardeners are ...

Tomatoes used to be one of the easier home-garden crops to grow. Lately, though, erratic weather, increasing diseases such as early blight and septoria leaf spot, and even the arrival of the pesky ...

Tomato leaves will begin showing signs of leaf-spot diseases soon if they haven’t already, Kansas State University horticulture expert, Ward Upham said. Brown spots on the leaves indicate Septoria ...

Q: I'm having a problem with my tomato plants. The leaves are getting spotted, turning yellow and dying from the ground up. It seems to be working its way up the plants. Is there any cure for this? A: ...

A third disease, late blight, is a less common but much more serious infection that occurs during cool, moist years. We won’t have to worry about that this year because of the hot, dry summer we’ve ...

News Leader reader Rosalie writes with the following dilemma: “Last summer was a disaster for my tomatoes. The leaves got spots on them and then they died. I spent the summer clipping off the leaves ...

Nothing is better than a home-grown, garden tomato, but growing tomatoes does have its pitfalls, including disease problems. Tomatoes are subject to many diseases, both leaf spots and wilts. Tomatoes ...

Identifying the problem is the first step toward fixing it. Here’s how to solve the mystery. By Margaret Roach Those spots on the foliage of your beloved tomato plants may be slightly panic-inducing, ...